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ESPORTS
recently played for Torpedo in the Spring this season,
the TSM roster featured Orbit’s current Mid-Jungle
combo of Lawbster and Qvofred. NRG’s sub Youngbae
started as the ADC for the squad while sharing the duo
lane with Orbit Support Trixtank. The second place
squad featured a large majority of the Season 2 Eager
roster (Anatoliy, Lassiz, TheBest, and Zapman). The
only exception was the Support Shadowq, who now
plays for Flash Point eSports. Score: EU: 3, NA: 1.
SWC 2015
NA stole the lead in the first SMITE World
Championship by way of Cognitive Prime against Titan
in a tight 3-2 set. Both teams have split up a lot since
then, with a lot of players retiring from the scene as well.
Solo laners on both sides have retired from the scenes,
both Omegatron and Confrey. Cog featured Luminosity’s
Duo Lane of BaRRaCCuDDa and JeffHindla. The rest
of the roster also participated at this past SWC, with
Mid MLCSt3alth playing for ALG and Jungle Andinster
playing for SoaR. As for Titan, Jungle Repikas now
plays for Cringe Crew and Mid PrettyPrime and ADC
Ataraxia play for Obey Alliance. Support KanyeLife (aka
Murrdurr) last played for Sanguine Esports at the end of
S3 and has retired from the scene. Score: NA: 7, EU: 5.
SEASON 2 SPL SPRING FINALS
NA pushes ahead in our competition in Season 2!
This event took the Top 2 from each region at the end
of the Spring Split, but the top 2 teams in Alpharetta
ended up being the top two from NA. Second seeded
AFK took out top seed TSM 3-1 in a best of 5 set after
both teams took out their EU counterparts of TRIG
and Fnatic. AFK’s Solo-Jungle combo of CycloneSpin
and Weak3n are now on Allegiance, while the rest of
the roster is no longer on a team. Mid KikiSoCheeky
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and Support Incon are likely to find a team in S4, while
Allied is now a full-time streamer after his battle with
cancer. The North American TSM roster was also led
by a solo laner, this time EGR’s Divios. Their duo lane
of Snoopy and Eonic now have spots on SoaR as ADC
and coach, while Jungle Garz and Mid TheBoosh aren’t
on a team at the moment. Score: NA: 11, EU: 5.
SEASON 2 SPL SUMMER FINALS
Europe is able to get on the board at this LAN, but
NA extends their lead. Team SoloMid takes first place
against EU’s Paradigm 3-1 with the same roster they
had in the Spring. It’s funny that TSM was the team
to take out Paradigm, as a majority of the Paradigm
roster played under the TSM banner at the Launch
Tournament. Those players included Jungler Qvofred,
Mid Lawbster, and Support Trixtank. Solo Laner
Xaliea and ADC Funballer finished in 5th-8th in that
tournament for Cloud9 and Team Coast. The whole team
now plays under Orbit eSport. Score: NA: 14, EU: 6.
SWC 2016
Europe easily takes care of North America in the
finals, but NA still retains the lead. Epsilon eSports
convincingly swept NA underdog Enemy 3-0 in the finals
to even up the SWC series at one a piece. The roster of
Solo Dimi, Jungle Adapting, Mid Yammyn, ADC emilitoo,
and Support iRaffer has been together forever and are
now part of the NRG organization. Enemy Support/
Captain PainDeViande has been known to have a lot
rosters, but this roster proved to have a lot of SPL level
talent. Solo saltmachine (now Benj1) and ADC Vetium are
now on Flash Point eSports while Mid Khaos still plays
with “Meatloaf” on Enemy. Jungler Adjust had a stint in
the SCL but now is without a team. Score: NA: 16, EU: 12.
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